Culture Shock In England | 10 Things That Shock Americans | Americans in England

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From two taps to rampant jaywalking, here are 10 of the biggest culture shocks we encountered when we visited England for the first time! Have you visited England? What kind of culture shock did you experience? Share those with us in the comments!
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@gregmackey9811 4 жыл бұрын

Jay walking is not a thing, it is just called "crossing the road"

@tonyfranklin8306 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, US automobile manufacturers conjured up this and they were so powerful a new 'law' was made up so that people had to get out the way. A disgusting human rights infringing rule that has cost millions of lives!

@SvenTviking 4 жыл бұрын

Driving is a privilege, walking is a right. At least in civilised countries.

@deangroves8198 4 жыл бұрын

Yes we look both ways before and rarely get ran over because we can see what's going on

@rabidraven0134 4 жыл бұрын

Jaywalking is actually an offence you can be charged with. It means to cross a road without due care and attention. If you step into the road to cross over and do not check the traffic and motorist had to slam their brakes on or swerve to avoid you if witnessed by a Police officer you could be charged with Jaywalking although it is most likely you would get a caution unless you were a known repeat offender.

@johnwilson5743 4 жыл бұрын

Same as in New Zealand. You want to cross the road, the responsibility is yours. You cross when it is clear. Looking both ways etc. When I have visited the USA my friends just about had a heart attack when I just walked across the road when it was clear. LOL. I kept forgetting they are quite anal about that sort of thing.

@elliemelody00 4 жыл бұрын

londoners have no fear when it comes to crossing the road, barely anyone checks before crossing. everyone has the attitude of ‘go on hit me i dare you’

@crimsontrail5393 4 жыл бұрын

Thats kind of true but drivers are also used to that so there quite patient

@emiliadipari2731 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah 🤣

@charliejames9395 4 жыл бұрын

Omg this is sooooo true

@chickennoodlesoup6512 4 жыл бұрын

True 🤣🤣🤣

@maripin3795 4 жыл бұрын

So so true

@bethshepherd9427 4 жыл бұрын

At school we’re literally taught: “stop, look, and listen” when crossing the road just to be safe

@1959BB 4 жыл бұрын

Remember the adverts promoting road safety with a hedgehog?

@bethshepherd9427 4 жыл бұрын

1959BB yeah! With the 2 hedgehogs singing something along the lines of “king of the road” I think?

@1959BB 4 жыл бұрын

Yes, that's the one!

@lordoptimus1979 4 жыл бұрын

Darth Vader taught us to cross the road

@carolynjanesutton4932 4 жыл бұрын

The Blue Cross Code.

@Qwertyrfvgy 4 жыл бұрын

When you say its weird to be able to Jay walk imagen a British person in the US getting a ticket for crossing the road, we find that even more crazy from our perspective.

@MaxSMoke777 Жыл бұрын

The term "Jay" was an insult in the early 1900's for a Hillbilly. This term "jaywalking" was invented by the automotive industry because new drivers with cars were running over your average citizen, who had anyways walked on the roads. Roads were there so people could travel! Rather then making roads safer for pedestrians, these big money companies publicly SHAMED the injured and dead victims, calling them "Jay Walkers", and had crooked politicians make it illegal to walk on a public road. Your tax dollars at work!

@kevinshort3943 4 жыл бұрын

Only Americans would go to a major tourist destination and be surprised that it's full of tourists.

@dougcox3990 4 жыл бұрын

They're not tourists. Indigenous English people are a minority in London and Birmingham.

@kevinshort3943 4 жыл бұрын

@@dougcox3990 "They're not tourists" Realy? How do you *know* that, or do you "feel" it ? "London is one of the world's leading tourism destinations, and the city is home to an array of famous tourist attractions. The city attracted 20.42 million international visitors in 2018, making it one of the world's most visited in terms of international visits." en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tourism_in_London That's almost 3 times the number of "locals". "Indigenous English people are a minority in London and Birmingham." Do you "feel" that too, or did you read it in the Mail or Scum ?

@stevewatt8772 4 жыл бұрын

@@kevinshort3943Was the findings of a survey.

@kevinshort3943 4 жыл бұрын

@Jon Seymour "English people actually ARE a minority in London and Birmingham." Well prove it then, rather than making unsubstantiated assertions. "Do some research," Don't try and shift the burden of proof. You are making the claim, back it up. "it'll make you look less of a spastic." Ummmm....... are you a two year old?

@dougcox3990 4 жыл бұрын

At the 2011 census, London had a population of 8,173,941. Of this number, 44.9% were White British. Facts don't care about feelings.

@hashi6068 4 жыл бұрын

Born in London and had to google “jaywalking” Apparently it’s just crossing the road

@suzyparker8303 4 жыл бұрын

In most places jaywalking means crossing the road where you aren't supposed to- i.e. when you aren't at the corner/intersection or at a traffic light/stop sign. In many places, jaywalking is illegal but not always enforced strictly.

@peterpiper5064 4 жыл бұрын

@@suzyparker8303Yeah, I think he gets that. The point is, in most countries, simply walking across the road is not a crime 😉

@peterdavy6110 4 жыл бұрын

I got pulled up for it in NY. Only a strong Sarf London accent saved me from a ticket (or whatever they give you for it).

@azlibra7178 4 жыл бұрын

It’s crossing without a marked crosswalk. It’s illegal in the States.

@peterpiper5064 4 жыл бұрын

@@azlibra7178 Yes. He Googled it (not really though - it's called "sarcasm") However, in less restrictive societies it's merely referred to as "crossing the road" 😂

@calvincroftavfc4431 4 жыл бұрын

The point about tipping is mentioned sooo much when people visit England for the first time. It just doesn't happen. Probably because restaurants actually pay their staff

@EricW800 4 жыл бұрын

They obviously get paid in the US as well. What Brits don't realize is that servers in the US - depending on the venue - can actually make quite a bit of money on tips. I used to know someone who made over 100k/year as a server in Miami.

@hannahscott1006 3 жыл бұрын

Actually we do give tips. .u just leave it on the table.

@kendee4421 3 жыл бұрын

London restaurants stick on 15% service charge, which is contentious if paid by card as the boss might take it. We tip in cash. If it is deserved!

@MrStarfire11 3 жыл бұрын

as someone who works in a restaurant in the UK i'd like to say that tipping is still super appreciated! yeh its not like required but always leaving a couple of pound coins on the table is always nice

@laurenhills239 3 жыл бұрын

Tiberius Gracchus right! Most servers make good money in the US. They could care less about their employer not paying them minimum wages.

@jamespearce1121 3 жыл бұрын

To answer the taps question - Traditionally, hot water in buildings was boiled by either boiler or an immersion heater, before being stored in a hot water tank. The tank could build up sediment or corrode over time making the water unsafe to drink; so the cold tap was separate to provide drinking water. Nowadays houses are built with combi boilers which produce hot water on demand, so mixer taps are more common.

@MegaBoilermaker 3 жыл бұрын

All cold mains water supplies in UK are of drinkable quality.

@annonymouse2853 3 жыл бұрын

Great explanation

@scottythedawg 3 жыл бұрын

also you are meant to fill the sink to wash in, not just use running water. Granted most people dont do that... to be honest I dont find the dual spigot system a hardship.

@sbfcfoxy 3 жыл бұрын

@@MegaBoilermaker They didn't used to be though

@jpgale 3 жыл бұрын

Very close, the boiler was fed by a separate cold water tank normally in the loft. Thing were known to die in those tanks, not a problem once the water was boiled as any germs would be killed and you are not drinking that water. However a combined tap could cause cross flow and make multiple houses drinking water unsafe. The seperate cold system (in fact I was taught only ever drink from the kitchen tap) removed this issue. That said the house I grew up in had all of this and a combi tap in the kitchen, go figure.

@davidthewhale7556 4 жыл бұрын

You didn’t go to England you went to London. There is a huge difference Edit: Please take no offence, London is great it’s just as someone from the north it feels different, no hate for London

@EPICRAGE1000 4 жыл бұрын

yeah 1 place is full of smackheads or farmers and the other is full of normal everyday people

@makethatabakersdozen9655 4 жыл бұрын

@@EPICRAGE1000 as a smackhead farmer, I resent that comment 🤔

@OFFICIAL_DSR 4 жыл бұрын

@Unincognito I think there's plenty depending on what council estate your on 😂

@adelehammond1621 4 жыл бұрын

Wow I didut know London is a independent country who knew

@davidthewhale7556 4 жыл бұрын

adele hammond it basically is

@Neelay98 4 жыл бұрын

Look both ways before crossing. That literally what every UK kid is taught in school.

@Bunny_Aoife 4 жыл бұрын

It is the same here in Austria, but we are taught to look first left then right, which almost got me to step into an oncoming car in England, where, I assume, you look first right then left.

@kevinshort3943 4 жыл бұрын

The Green Cross code man says "look both ways". Not a difficult concept.........................

@comancheviperrrr 4 жыл бұрын

That’s a literally what every American child is tight. Even if you are crossing at a crosswalk/zebra cross you are taught to look both ways. Because some people just don’t know how to drive LOL

@harrywatson-sims4200 4 жыл бұрын

Lothar Freitag we just look both left and right before stepping into the road at all.

@arashiiku417 4 жыл бұрын

Look both ways. And always look twice. and listen for approaching cars if able to discern the direction from it. (so in smaller towns its easier, London is very difficult to listen to everything all at once)

@danhewett6086 4 жыл бұрын

As an English person when they said subway i genuinely thought they were about to go to subway

@rodneyshinkfield9465 4 жыл бұрын

In my native Liverpool, our subway is the underground!

@rockapejv 3 жыл бұрын

As a true (ex) Londoner, I also call it the 'underground' (what is a toooob?).

@ianprince1698 3 жыл бұрын

in London, a subway is an under road passage for crossing the road

@amethyst1826 3 жыл бұрын

And up north, Newcastle and thereabouts, it's the 'Metro'.

@peterbudd1803 3 жыл бұрын

@@amethyst1826 That's because the first-ever underground/Tube line ( In London ) was called the Metropolitan line. Hence a lot of other countries call them the Metro.

@lemongrabloids3103 3 жыл бұрын

There’s no such thing as “Jaywalking” in the U.K. people just cross the road.

@georgebarnes8163 2 жыл бұрын

Yes there is, Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland UK.

@carlgrove8793 2 жыл бұрын

I've often wondered what the term means, can't quite see how the "J" comes into it, though. On hot and cold taps -- they are clearly marked so no need to get them confused. More hygienic in my view than mixing up germ-free cold water with hot water full of microbes.

@GaryTsnail 4 жыл бұрын

They’re saying England when they mean London. London is almost like a different country because of how the rest of the country is compared to it 😂😭

@sepez 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah. So stupid when people say England and they mean London.

@LianneMurphy 4 жыл бұрын

yeah totally agree I was going to say the same. they should visit somewhere outside London to get the real English vibe

@cai_4602 4 жыл бұрын

I live in Kent. The first few times I went to London it was a massive shock for me. Still is.

@DIGZDIGZDIGZ 4 жыл бұрын

I've been to most other cities and totally agree. London is something else, I personally hate it - the thing that got me, getting told off for standing on the left of an escalator. 😂

@LianneMurphy 4 жыл бұрын

@@DIGZDIGZDIGZ 🤣🤣

@doodles4433 4 жыл бұрын

“i love how they english people wait for people to get off before getting on” me, from england: wHaT dO yOu dO In oThEr cOuNtrIeS

@alfiewhittaker3763 4 жыл бұрын

we most certainly do not wait for passengers to alight first

@Danny-jm8lm 4 жыл бұрын

Lol

@kwanteikkhow230 4 жыл бұрын

Battle royal

@michaelhawkins7389 4 жыл бұрын

@@kwanteikkhow230 lol from the polish or russian person

@HuxleyTube 4 жыл бұрын

In Hong Kong they have markers on the floor to stand either side of the doors and all the escalator handrails are automatically sanitized each rotation to stop germs. It's great!

@TnasEV 4 жыл бұрын

In England we learn how to cross a road safely from a very young age . We’re taught to stop, look and listen and look both ways in primary school

@Butterflylion1 3 жыл бұрын

Charlie says to

@reme2493 3 жыл бұрын

Darth Vader told us brits how to cross the road safely

@wivinaalcazar976 3 жыл бұрын

Here in the philippined you can just cross anytime anywhere you just have to do hand signals

@jkerr962 2 жыл бұрын

Green Cross code. Lol

@joshryan5005 2 жыл бұрын

I thought it was so weird that they said that because in America, we were taught the same thing. I’ve never seen anybody not look both ways before crossing purely because it’s subconscious.

@roblewis226 4 жыл бұрын

I love that in the UK everyone thanks the driver when they get off the bus. Even the new arrivals pick it up pretty fast. Gives me a little hope in these dark times.

@adamwicks5863 3 жыл бұрын

Of course we do, it's the way we're made 🙂

@atengku9660 3 жыл бұрын

But buses now have exit door in the middle. So it's hard to thank the driver.

@suivatra123 2 жыл бұрын

That's a thing where I've live in the states. It just makes sense to me since our lives are in their hands lol

@jkerr962 2 жыл бұрын

Always thank the bus driver. Was brought up to do that.

@seansmith445 2 жыл бұрын

Actually that only happens outside of London. No one thanks the bus driver on London buses.

@phillwithanf6698 4 жыл бұрын

There is a simple solution to the problem of not knowing what way to look when crossing the road: Look both ways

@rosey.100 4 жыл бұрын

Phill With an F also it sometimes tells you on the floor 😂

@squidshave10tentacles58 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, as we were taught, "look left, right, left again. No cars coming, we can cross."

@user-en6dv1em9p 4 жыл бұрын

It's the other way round it is look right... look left... look right again. This is so you do not step out in front of a car, when you're standing to cross any road in the UK cars on the side that is closest to you will always be coming from your right. Unless you walk around backwards ?

@squidshave10tentacles58 4 жыл бұрын

@@user-en6dv1em9p True

@bitchboi6174 4 жыл бұрын

WhAt ReAlY?!?!??

@trippydrew8492 4 жыл бұрын

"Jaywalking" isn't a thing in the UK, we just cross the road using common sense.

@peterd788 4 жыл бұрын

The UK has very safe roads and is in the top 3 in the world for road safety. Jaywalking laws were considered in the 1960s but trials showed such laws make roads less safe and the reason is surprisingly obvious. If you have jaywalking laws drivers assume no one will walk out in front of them and take less care. Urban drivers in the UK know someone might chance crossing the road at any time and behave accordingly.

@davemcbryde2294 4 жыл бұрын

Common Sense and Yanks don't go together.

@flynnneil88 4 жыл бұрын

Jesus christ, how slow are you two. Fine, I get it if you have just landed and don't get we drive on the correct side of the road but not to understand the concept after you've seen it once is not only bizarre to me but speaks volumes about your situational awareness intelligence.

@0utcastAussie 4 жыл бұрын

Common Sense aint so common anymore. I think Darwinism is the term now !

@farzadshams3260 4 жыл бұрын

@@peterd788 that's bcuz the roads are so small and/or congested that cars dont even have the opportunity to make dangerous moves.. compared to countries with big roads!

@theultimatetechguy 4 жыл бұрын

In the UK 'jaywalking' is called 'crossing the road' hahah

@SpiceGhouls 3 жыл бұрын

As a Brit, when I was visiting the USA, I loved how the pedestrian crossings had a counter so you knew how long you had to cross the road. However I didnt think they gave enough time for people who are not very mobile. Thats why zebra and pelican crossings in the UK are great - you can take as much or as little time as you need to cross the road and you don't hold up the motorists for longer than necessary.

@iloveesr 11 ай бұрын

Unless you're Dom Jolly :)

@SpiceGhouls 11 ай бұрын

@@iloveesr omg I used to love Trigger Happy TV when I was a kid 🤣

@niablackmore4156 4 жыл бұрын

Jaywalking is not a thing in the UK, we walk wherever we want😂

@odessaollandini7198 4 жыл бұрын

The jaywalking law was made when people were being killed by the new cars in America and the car manufacturers would call the people jaywalkers because it was like a bad name like saying c***walker to blame the victim then the manufacturers bribed the lawmakers into making it illegal to cross the road randomly so they could blame the victim well that is just America in a nut shell

@kuniosaiki 4 жыл бұрын

Even the roads apparently. It’s fun to walk on the more quite roads with no cars.

@georgebarnes8163 2 жыл бұрын

Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland UK

@wessexdruid7598 9 ай бұрын

@@georgebarnes8163 But it is a US invention. And actually the NI law covers a *Pedestrian endangering own safety or that of others* Follow the normal UK rules and you are fine - www.nidirect.gov.uk/articles/rules-pedestrians-1-35

@georgebarnes8163 9 ай бұрын

It is indeed a US thing but used by many countries all over the world@@wessexdruid7598

@manchesterdud 4 жыл бұрын

Tipping in England is just "Keep the change"

@carolsnook4659 4 жыл бұрын

I tip according to how good the food is and the service. ..

@goda6984 4 жыл бұрын

@@carolsnook4659 I usually leave £2 to £4 depending on how the waiter is

@celebii___ 4 жыл бұрын

Or if in a pub, 'have one on me'

@_megwaters 4 жыл бұрын

As a barista I normally don't expect tips from customers but it's normally putting the change in the tip jar or about 10p up to £15 depending on the order, how busy things are ect

@isabelrosato4152 4 жыл бұрын

Yes that is so true

@mickuljatheseagull 4 жыл бұрын

The mains water in the UK is extremely clean and drinkable. Years ago hot water was from a boiler in your house. If there was a mixer tap and it wasn't completely turned to cold you could be drinking water that had been sitting in the boiler, not ideal for drinking. Now though (new houses) hot water is heated instantly as required and mixer taps are more common, though I still run a cold tap for one or two seconds before drinking from it.

@alihaggis78 4 жыл бұрын

Also the hot water used to be fed from a header tank. These tanks were not always the most sanitary things and would sometimes contain dead rats and things. You did not want to drink the hot water at all.

@Jabber-ig3iw 4 жыл бұрын

Modern mixer taps mix the water once it’s falling out of the tap so can safely be used with an old water system.

@robertwilloughby8050 3 жыл бұрын

True. The cold water is always nicer after a few seconds running time (and don't you find that the water tastes great after a snowy day?).

@cockneyse Жыл бұрын

Actually the same thing is applied even when the cold water is from the header tank which it often is in older houses away from the kitchen. Its about mixing in the basin ... But that does require a plug to close the drain in the sink... Something missing in the video i notice. Where sinks don't have plugs by design in such places as public toilets or Lavatories (NEVER "Restrooms") then there will be mixer taps.

@thomasking9574 4 жыл бұрын

There’s only two ways to look when crossing a road. American struggles.

@TheGdqueen 4 жыл бұрын

London is completely different from any part of the UK

@vksepe 4 жыл бұрын

@inside outside upside downside Funny London was in permanent decline between 1945 and 1990. Maybe less white is your problem?

@luckycatclaire6482 4 жыл бұрын

As someone who has lived in London and other parts of England, no it’s not

@starrix4712 4 жыл бұрын

Luckycat Claire So true unless you’re in one-home settlements scattered across fields or something. I went to Wales and they were so much lovelier than the snobs you get in the country (though many in the English country can be sweet too). So next time they lambast London, i’d like them to compare themselves to the genuinely cultures Wales. Then they realise they’re just old, backwards and stop talking.

@lemonmorgue60 4 жыл бұрын

@@starrix4712 That doesn't make sense for multiple reasons

@vksepe 4 жыл бұрын

@inside outside upside downside I'm just highlighting the fact that London ever since WW2 and the lost of the empire was in protracted decline but rose tinted glasses I suppose for the old man.

@Roseyyy748 4 жыл бұрын

*goes to one of the biggest tourist destinations on the planet* "Omg there's so many tourists" 😂😂😂😂😂

@vmzheyko 4 жыл бұрын

AHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAA Typical Septics :)))))

@rogerwitte 3 жыл бұрын

My wife's cousin visited us (in London) from Jamaica. He told us to meet every country in the world, you can travel the world, or to save time, just visit London

@dianeshelton9592 4 жыл бұрын

Yes you tip, you leave it on the table, if the service is poor you don’t tip. How much, approx 10% but more if you had really good service.

@jkerr962 2 жыл бұрын

That's my rule of thumb! I'd be embarrased not to leave a tip so only rare cases where service has been diabolical if refuse to leave one . I'm from Scotland. We even tipped once in Edinburgh when a mouse ran in the restuarant as the waitress dealt with it well and basically gave us the food for free when Bill came so we gave her £20 tip for being so professional as all we paid for was the drinks.

@Tony-dh7mz 4 жыл бұрын

Tipping is not “mandatory” in the U.K It’s more of a good will gesture,

@audr1enlive 4 жыл бұрын

i dont get why in the us its mandatory to tip. like its the managers job to pay the waiter, not mine. fuck off.

@edwardpurkis1084 4 жыл бұрын

audrien its in attempt to encourage good customer service, buy expecting the customer to provide part of the wage the staff will give awesome customer service, unfortunately it doesn’t work like that in real life.

@ronsmith9780 4 жыл бұрын

@J M If the US food/service/hospitality industry has to rely upon the goodwill of its patrons to ensure its employees are properly paid, then it's not fit for purpose. The US is the only country I've visited (I've been to around 80 countries in all) where the so-called 'tip' is expected. In which case it's an additional, mandatory charge. A tip in properly functioning economies outside of the US is entirely discretionary and is given by the customer when they believe they have received exceptional service. The US 'system' (random, uneven, giving no proper planned income level to the employee) is entirely illogical. Restaurants, etc, should be paying proper basic wages instead of the daft way they currently do things.

@thomhardcastle9897 4 жыл бұрын

@@ronsmith9780 Hey man. Stop being so disrespectful to Murica. They killed millions of people in the middle east so you can drive your car. You should be praising Murica for providing freedom to all the world.

@Gary-vx7gp 4 жыл бұрын

As it should be.

@Rurumeto 4 жыл бұрын

Tipping in the UK is saying "keep the change" when you pay a £10 note for something thats £9.99

@mrlozmoore 4 жыл бұрын

LOL!!! :p

@Lee-bv7tj 4 жыл бұрын

At a sit down meal unless in a pub it's polite to give 10% tip, keep the change is more pubs and taxis

@saft8813 4 жыл бұрын

At restaurants they tend to add service charge anyways, so no need to tip.

@rebeccaharnett485 4 жыл бұрын

so accurate!!!

@yellowbanana36 4 жыл бұрын

rurumeto literally 😂

@RobManser77 4 жыл бұрын

I’m a Brit and in answer to your tipping question, this is almost never done buying just drinks, and never done in fast food places, but almost always done buying food in a proper restaurant with table service. If you’re paying cash, leave it on the table, or say ‘keep the change’. If it’s on a card, ask and you’ll be given the machine with a prompt to enter a tip. With the taps (what I think you call fawcetts), we have separate ones because houses used to have open hot water tanks in the roof, and it wasn’t safe to drink the water. By having separate taps you ensure none of that dead rat water is getting near your lips!

@emmastewart7614 3 жыл бұрын

Or if you're paying card but have some cash, pay the bill with the card machine and drop some coins on table!

@aldozilli1293 3 жыл бұрын

You mean cold water storage tanks but that doesn't explain it. It's just mixer taps didn't use to exist. They're right, I think it's anachronistic plumbing we are so used to we keep it going even though there are better ways (mixer taps) nowadays.

@RobManser77 3 жыл бұрын

Aldo Zilli Yes. They’re sometimes called hot water tanks because, whilst they store cold water from the mains and are officially called cold water storage tanks, they exist to feed the boiler to generate hot water. This video explains why their use led to us having separate taps: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/fsx4mrimxJ6vl3U.html

@NimLeeGuy 2 жыл бұрын

I hate mixer taps, always set too hot for me. I wash my hands in cold, and use soap to kill the germs. You are never going to use water hot enough to kill germs. By the way, you are foreigners.

@RobManser77 2 жыл бұрын

@@NimLeeGuy Hot water is used in handwashing (and washing dishes) to melt fats and other substances to get them off your hands more easily, letting the soap do its work to get rid of the bacteria held within those fatty deposits. It’s nothing to do with killing germs directly with heat.

@nickriches4641 4 жыл бұрын

You mean Culture Shock in London? And London may as well be an entirely separate nation. Not really an England Video is it.

@marklee1783 4 жыл бұрын

The tube is the world's oldest underground system, built in the Victorian era. That's why it's smaller than others.

@burnzy3210 4 жыл бұрын

its well over 100 years old

@mbee1591 4 жыл бұрын

The NY subway isn't dissimilar tbh, just doesn't go so deep.

@thomhardcastle9897 4 жыл бұрын

Are we talking about trains or sex?

@crcomments8509 4 жыл бұрын

The London Underground was built by actually tunnelling, where’s New York’s and some others were built by digging a trench and then putting a roof over the top, hence they are squarer.

@mbee1591 4 жыл бұрын

@@thomhardcastle9897 you dirty old man. tut tut :D

@DarthQueefious 4 жыл бұрын

US policeman: "yes, sir, you're free to walk down this street with a gun but if you try crossing the road God help you I will take you down!"

@thomhardcastle9897 4 жыл бұрын

@West Yorkshire You have to admit that it's a bit weird how a law introduced to keep people safe was created by the same country that allows machine guns and RPGs to be purchased and carried.

@mariomadproductions 4 жыл бұрын

@West Yorkshire Wew lad

@benalias5766 4 жыл бұрын

@@thomhardcastle9897 Privately owned machine guns and RPGs are practically non-existent in the US (never actually heard of the latter). Outside of the same circumstances in which you could have them in the UK, at least (manufacturers etc).

@expo6252 4 жыл бұрын

West Yorkshire how tf did you manage now to bring in lefts into this, you Americans love to fight each other smh

@thomhardcastle9897 4 жыл бұрын

@West Yorkshire You shouldn't be shooting anyone.

@dianeshelton9592 4 жыл бұрын

The cold water is drinkable straight from the tap, the hot water goes through the boiler and sometimes a tank so isn’t safe to drink.

@danielbeaney4407 4 жыл бұрын

I never knew that... and im British!

@r.sharpe1206 4 жыл бұрын

It's totally safe to drink out of the hot tap . 100%👍

@dianeshelton9592 4 жыл бұрын

James Harrison fine you do it then but I personally am not happy to drink water that has been through the boiler

@sogley 4 жыл бұрын

@@r.sharpe1206 Hot water is not safe if (a) it comes from a hot water tank with an open header tank that collects insects, or (b) lead pipes are in use.

@carlgrove8793 2 жыл бұрын

@@sogley Or collects drowned birds, with the result that maggots start coming out of the taps!

@TheBlackjack54 4 жыл бұрын

The north is soooo different to London

@jumhed994 3 жыл бұрын

Honestly, it's like a different country. I've lived in London my entire life and have to give cultural pointers to new northern arrivals, as I'm sure they would if I visited their hometown; 'Say 'hello' back to them.' 'But I don't know them.'

@fairypoo 4 жыл бұрын

Step outside of London and you will experience real England and real English people and you will feel culture shocks

@AmethystLove888 4 жыл бұрын

Lol true 😂💜💜💜💜

@catie6520 4 жыл бұрын

Hannah Dyson yeah, like every county is different. we all speak differently and act differently

@catie6520 4 жыл бұрын

Mc Grindah nah that’s not true and the north is the best part

@Ruru-vb1cn 4 жыл бұрын

@Hannah Dyson weeeeeeel 😬

@Ruru-vb1cn 4 жыл бұрын

@Mc Grindah what you chating Manchester is the best city

@emilyharrisxvii 4 жыл бұрын

Any other British person sat here like “what the heck does Jaywalking mean?”

@xspl0it 4 жыл бұрын

no because not everyone is an idiot, also granddad gets arrested for jaywalking in only fools and horses

@emilyharrisxvii 4 жыл бұрын

Liam Ward think calling someone an idiot for having never heard one word before is a bit unnecessary. Plus, I’ve never watched that show

@vmzheyko 4 жыл бұрын

British people don't use euphemisms. They say 'what the fuck?'. I don't know what poshy twats you met but they obviously are not British.

@jerryoshea3116 4 жыл бұрын

Well Emily,by the looks of ur Pic,ur quite young,but that phrase has been around for a long time and is considered an offense in many countrys(ever since the Motorcar became ubiqitious)But London& and many other parts of the UK being so congested,it is hardly a thing u pay attention to!(the same in many parts of Asia)But in the States&being dominated by the car,people pay alot more attention,usually through the fear of "Lawsuits"if they hit someone!And certainly not out of concern for the well being of another Human being!

@mrlozmoore 4 жыл бұрын

@@emilyharrisxvii i apologise for liam; jaywalking is simply when you cross a road not via a designated crossing point.

@LukeJenningsMusic 4 жыл бұрын

"In London, it's okay to jaywalk". Me: "What's jaywalking?"

@olivervandebeer7492 Жыл бұрын

In Los Angeles, jaywalking will get you killed. The streets are huge and you have to run fast..very fast to reach the other side... could be 4 lanes both ways.. Missing Person ( a Music group) did a popular song in the 80s called: Nobody walks in L.A.

@andrewmiller6754 4 жыл бұрын

The 2 diffrent taps is something to do with water contamination (in the old days) but today it's OK to have a combined tap

@tomxofnfifjfn 4 жыл бұрын

tipping isn’t the norm because waiters are payed a living wage while in america they’re payed below minimum wage so need tips to survive lol

@nevereverstopsinging 4 жыл бұрын

M B Games because 🎶America fuckin sucks sometimes🎶🙃

@avapardy1471 4 жыл бұрын

That’s actually a lie lol. Tipping is normal unless u receive bad service, and most English waiters don’t get by.

@c.james1 4 жыл бұрын

@@avapardy1471 No. That is just not correct. Tipping is not the norm, by any stretch of the imagination... I have lived here all my life, all 30 years. Tipping is normal is certain circumstances, i.e taxi's , or barbers (or hairdressers), etc, but compared the the USA, tipping is not a thing because the tips do not count towards their wages (like in most states in the USA), tips are just plain extra, like they should be.

@starrix4712 4 жыл бұрын

Tipping is usually covered by service charge, which has become more commonly lately

@ronjakas7634 4 жыл бұрын

Nah nah nah, not true, would be so beautiful to get paid living wage but not fucking true, so please tip the waiters, so fucking hard to survive in London it’s a PAIN

@ZannNewman 4 жыл бұрын

Tipping - it's because 'sub minimum wage' jobs are illegal , servers actually get paid.

@Kevsterkicks 4 жыл бұрын

Don’t ever expect a fucken tip then!

@novadan2116 4 жыл бұрын

😂😂

@ZannNewman 4 жыл бұрын

@@Kevsterkicks Tip for Good service, just don't tip automatically

@jeffrawe6486 4 жыл бұрын

If it’s good service l tip.....poor service l don’t........simple

@Brian.001 4 жыл бұрын

@@jeffrawe6486 A painfully miserly companion once explained to me that he only tips for outstanding service. I asked him "So how do you serve a burger and chips outstandingly?" He just wanted an excuse - any excuse - for holding on to his spare change. Tight git.

@jamesdavies8711 3 жыл бұрын

This is really true about the London Underground! If you're not from the UK you might not know that it was built in 1863, which means it is a Victorian invention and design. The tunnels were designed to be as small and as curved as possible (for structural integrity). The trains are designed to be shaped like the tunenls so that they are as spacious as possible. CrossRail, that is currently being built, is far bigger because the tunnels are designed differently.

@wessexdruid7598 9 ай бұрын

And it is the oldest in the world (Metropolitan Line). Second oldest is Budapest - third oldest is Glasgow.

@benjaminwatts1119 2 жыл бұрын

The reason for two taps is that in olden days the cold water came from the main supply and the hot water came from a tank. The tank was gravity fed so was much lower pressure. If you had a mixer tap, the cold water would push the hot water in the opposite direction and flood the hot tank with cold water.

@kyuniverse718 4 жыл бұрын

why wouldn't you automatically look both ways when crossing the road?

@louisronan5903 4 жыл бұрын

Min MeowMeow : I know right, like it’s that hard lol

@H0n3yMonstah 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe people aren't taught to look both ways in the states when they're children?

@leiwolf27 4 жыл бұрын

We have the green cross code over here (UK) not sure about abroad

@H0n3yMonstah 4 жыл бұрын

@@leiwolf27 there must be a US equivalent, just surprised if it doesn't teach you to look both ways.

@personalcheeses8073 4 жыл бұрын

leiwolf27 Green Cross Code, is that still a thing?

@Sarge084 4 жыл бұрын

In the UK tipping is generally regarded as a reward for good service, unlike America where it's expected as the norm.

@curtisj2165 4 жыл бұрын

The American service industry should pay their staff a decent wage instead of relying on tips

@heatherthadathil2691 4 жыл бұрын

And if you want to tip you leave it on the table on the little dish they give your receipt on. Some people like to give it before the payment so if the server asks how you're paying and you say "card" but you've also left cash she will assume that is the tip, otherwise if they say it's £20 and you leave £2 then they'll know the extra £2 is a tip for them

@mem1701movies 4 жыл бұрын

Jet Stream yeah and it SUCKS if you go to a buffet and they expect a tip

@kobzster06 4 жыл бұрын

Unfortunately, my fear is that the western (American) concept of tipping has spread to other countries, due to Americans aggressively tipping regardless of what the locals do or don't do. This is why we will probably start seeing tip jars in countries that were previously thought to be non-tipping. In many tourist areas I'm pretty sure the locals have become spoiled and will eventually start to expect tips.

@bazookatooth 4 жыл бұрын

@@kobzster06 it's definitely become the trendy thing to do in the uk. It used to be that you only tipped if you reeeeeeaaally liked the service and pretty much only at restaurants

@cod4modwar 3 жыл бұрын

It was funny when I went to America and I saw people not “jaywalking” and actually waiting for the lights to change 😂

@RegenBogen-ss8kd Жыл бұрын

I’ve seen a lot of people saying that in England you just don’t tip. I would say this is like half true. You don’t have to but just leaving around 10% on the tray they give your bill on or by card is considered polite and respectful :). I hope this helped if anyone was planning on visiting or just interested

@mollyluvsrocknroll 4 жыл бұрын

London is a very multicultural city but it's more likely you were surrounded by tourists

@amyhanson9687 4 жыл бұрын

very true, most people in the UK learn how expensive it is so won't be in the most tourist places

@redwingrob1036 3 жыл бұрын

BUT it's still the biggest English city & British city. Foreigners don't need reminding, but other British people, or foreigners who've lived a few years, & start to take us for granted.

@redwingrob1036 3 жыл бұрын

@Stephanie Dickinson NO. When I lived abroad people just thought Cockney. Not many speak the 'posh' General British. Think the BEEB.

@redwingrob1036 3 жыл бұрын

@Stephanie Dickinson YES the North, the South, & the Midlands), but I've also lived in N America & Africa. Unsure, because I've got a pic of a Redwinged Blackbird SD? ('I 🧡BIRDS' by the Eels).

@redwingrob1036 3 жыл бұрын

@Stephanie DickinsonWELL do you RP received pronunciation as in BBC English? As for grammar, I can be well spoken but until I went back to uni I knew little about grammar?

@imogencarney3421 4 жыл бұрын

The two taps are because historically, you would get cold water from a spring or external source, whereas the hot water would come from the boiler that's usually somewhere in the house. The two are separated so that you dont drink the water that's from the boiler, the water tends to be less treated and it might have been sitting there in the boiler for a while meaning it isn't as clean. To wash your face stick the plug in the plug hole, turn on both taps and you'll get nice lukewarm water.

@Paradyski 4 жыл бұрын

Hi, two taps are result of ancient technology. Cold water is pushing hot water therefore to make it easy English ppl came up with an idea to separate them

@katherinechu4581 4 жыл бұрын

You can mix it in your hands too. I wouldnt trust cleanness of the sink in a pub

@TwelvetreeZ 4 жыл бұрын

Huh - I'm British and didn't know this, thanks 👍

@Shadowrecon122 4 жыл бұрын

Also its worth noting that mixer taps produce naturally cooler water, by which I mean that if you were to fill a sink or bath with cooler water, even if it is what you consider to be an ideal temperature, by the time its filled up completely it will be cold or colder than if it were to be filled with majority hot water!

@whaleoilbeefhooked663 4 жыл бұрын

Wash your hands under the hot water tap until it becomes too hot for you then stop or give extra rinse under cold water if necessary.

@shaunpcoleman 3 жыл бұрын

"Jaywalking" is a thing that only exists in the US. Everywhere else you have the freedom to walk wherever you want!

@D1str1ct 3 жыл бұрын

Only Scotland has the right to roam act which allows us to walk where ever we want.

@D1str1ct 3 жыл бұрын

@flip inheck exactly. " the freedom to walk where ever you want" that doesnt apply to England or wales. I dont even know what other countrys do. But the main comment stated "everywhere else you have the freedom to walk where ever you want".

@georgebarnes8163 2 жыл бұрын

Plenty of countries have Jaywalking laws not just America, Jaywalking is an offence in Northern Ireland UK, Ireland, Spain, Canada, Australia and several European countries.

@Fifty8day 4 жыл бұрын

How come Americans don’t know anything about other countries?

@rebeccablue4818 4 жыл бұрын

I've heard that they're not taught because it might make them not patriotic or some such nonsense.

@dalemoore1308 4 жыл бұрын

Rebecca Blue that’s the dumbest thing I have ever heard. And people in other countries think they know all about America because of movies, tv and CNN. You all know that all of those are just pretend don’t you? You really know nothing about America

@distantbard2442 4 жыл бұрын

@@dalemoore1308 I mean we do all have a general knowledge and understanding of other countries and we do know more about america than some americans

@mattybuividas9929 4 жыл бұрын

They always seem uneducated about other countries. Do Americans do geography in school

@rebeccablue4818 4 жыл бұрын

@@mattybuividas9929 Not American so take this with a pinch of salt, but geography is not a compulsory subject. Think some schools may choose to teach it though? Pulled this from the National Geographic website: Geography is not a required subject in most states. According to U.S. News, “only 17 states required a geography course in middle school and 10 states required a geography course for students to graduate from high school.” Most geography instruction is incorporated in social studies classes, and social studies teachers reported spending only 10% of their time teaching geography. History, civics/government, and economics are often prioritized. But there's also the issue of what's even taught in that bit of geography. As in, how much is focused on the geography of the USA, how much is focused on the rest of the world, and how much is focused on rivers/volcanoes and other such stuff?

@RJFmedia 4 жыл бұрын

I'm English and never knew other countries didn't have off or on switches for plug sockets

@SonOfFurzehatt 4 жыл бұрын

It's in part to compensate for the fact that UK mains power (240V) is much more dangerous than US power (120V) EDIT: Corrected mistake about EU voltage.

@archmxd3698 4 жыл бұрын

SonOfFurzehatt not really considering they don’t have a 3 pin plug and british people don

@archmxd3698 4 жыл бұрын

SonOfFurzehatt do*

@amypattie7004 4 жыл бұрын

America just has odd electrical laws. Whenever my husband is frustrated in his electrical skills, he just watches American “electricians” solve problems and it just makes him feel better.

@SonOfFurzehatt 4 жыл бұрын

@@medler2110 you are right. My mistake.

@elthebasket 4 жыл бұрын

In Britain, tips are for if you REALLY like the service. In America, tips are service charge.

@ikathiggs13 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah, my family will tip if we go out as a group, tip a little if we're by ourselves, and tip generously if there were no issues and the service was good.

@me5969 4 жыл бұрын

I and everyone I know only tips if they (or I) can’t be bothered waiting for change.

@leahyeates3676 4 жыл бұрын

What the hell. No! That’s so rude. I live in England and everyone i know tips at least 10% everywhere.

@ikathiggs13 4 жыл бұрын

@@leahyeates3676 it's not mandatory when our service workers are paid a living wage.

@leahyeates3676 4 жыл бұрын

Isobel Higgs its not mandatory but it is expected. Its just like waiting for everyone to get off the train before you get on. Its rude if you don’t.

@TheTomwcowley 3 жыл бұрын

People don’t “like to jaywalk”. It literally doesn’t exist.

@VNavale 3 жыл бұрын

UK has the safest plugs, even if a child puts a wire/screwdriver into the socket he will not get a shock.

@Tcrumpen 4 жыл бұрын

Classic misnomer of people thinking England is “London”

@joewatson6178 4 жыл бұрын

Tcrumpen I’m sure if you went to Madrid you would be saying “Spanish people do this”

@ImLacky 4 жыл бұрын

@@joewatson6178 London's immigrant population is double that of Madrid as a percentage and is a much larger tourist destination, its much more likely things done in Madrid would reflect the rest of the country compared to London.

@AnnaBellaChannel 4 жыл бұрын

Totally!

@CarlHislop 4 жыл бұрын

Next time, try getting out of London and seeing the rest of England, London is nothing like the rest of ENGLAND

@nomansviewguide3921 4 жыл бұрын

you want to see more of England head North,once you reach north of Birmingham, you will see things different again.

@ezra5468 4 жыл бұрын

Noman's View Guide north is so boring in my opinion it’s so quite and there’s nothing to do but I’m biased living in London my whole life 18 years😤

@CarlHislop 4 жыл бұрын

@@ezra5468 nothing to do?..... We'll leave that there then, London sounds like your permanent quarantine... Unlucky

@temslink2000 4 жыл бұрын

@@ezra5468 You know nothing of the north then as there is plenty to do so much more than in london i'd argue. Love walking you got the Pennines, like the city comforts and culture that comes with it Manchester city, pleasant beaches and amusements, Scarborough, historical significance Edinburgh, and so on. These are a few prime examples of things you can do up north and despite mentioning places that are some distance apart there is still alot of each to do on your doorstep no matter where you are up north

@comteroi9219 4 жыл бұрын

@@ezra5468 You live in London for just 18 years? Well duh, you're hardly an adult. You've been strapped to your school desk all your life. You haven't seen anything yet.

@AFCManUk Жыл бұрын

Not all the Tube lines are that small. It's mainly the 'Deep Level' Tube lines that were built with smaller bore tunnelling machines, so the trains are that much smaller to fit the tunnels. The Tube lines just below street level (Circle, Metropolitan, Hammersmith & City, District, etc...) were built by the 'cut and cover' method and originally were wider gauge tracks, so the tunnels are larger and the trains are of a more normal size - comparable with the NY Subway. A good video to watch on the construction of the London Underground is here: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/jMqKl5irvrqvcas.html&ab_channel=TED-Ed

@keithtaylor3347 3 жыл бұрын

As far as the water is concerned: we generally use a little gadget known as a "plug" to block the hole at the bottom of the bath or basin. This stops all the water running out, believe it or not. I know, I know, it may come as shock to Americans, but the purpose of that little hole is to allow the water to go somewhere else WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED USING IT! If there is one thing that really gets my goat when watching American movies, it is the way your people waste water. You do not insert the plug and keep the tap (you call it a faucet) open all the while you are doing anything involving water. You will waste a gallon of water every time you brush your teeth. My wife might use about 200ml. I have no teeth, so I don't use any for that purpose. We each bath in about 15 litres (3 gallons) of water during the winter and less in the summer months. How we put water into the bath or basin depends upon the season. In Summer, we run cold water first and add hot until it feels comfortable to use. In Winter we run the hot water first, as that helps to heat up the receptacle and then add cold as needed.

@peterfaryma5729 4 жыл бұрын

Go to Stoke on a cold Tuesday night and you'll see the real England.

@Havencheese 4 жыл бұрын

Yes and Port Vale even more 'real' in a meaningless Chekatrade Trophy tie.

@iioreoyziioreogang7972 4 жыл бұрын

So lame. London is England

@thomasstaniforth8053 4 жыл бұрын

GETatME Corleone the north is england

@thomhardcastle9897 4 жыл бұрын

@@iioreoyziioreogang7972 London is the least English place in England. It is a cosmopolitan city and an international melting pot of vibrant and diverse ideas. Full of fucking foreigners too..

@starlord6433 4 жыл бұрын

Thom Hardcastle PREACH

@trinityschoolrocks 4 жыл бұрын

English sinks have to taps because it dates back to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to prevent contamination. Cold water would have come from a mains supply and was fit for drinking whereas hot water would be serviced by a storage cistern often situated in the loft x

@wensdayuk 4 жыл бұрын

I came to say the same thing. Lots of places now are replacing with a single tap (faucet), my house is a couple years old and only has mixer taps throughout. Older houses and buildings tend to have 2.

@hideouslyugly 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. I forgot about that .When younger, mum would say, don't drink from the hot tap, as it's cistern water, which is not drinkable

@artistBAWayne 4 жыл бұрын

Someone is bound to have stated this but I could find it. They’re right about the clean drinking water . It’s also about saving water. We have a plug, you place the plug in plug hole, then use both taps to get the temperature correct with the amount of water you need. Saves water, saves the planet and cost. You didn’t mention the plastic bowl we use inside the sink.

@ahuman487 4 жыл бұрын

I feel like most places just have one tap as most homes are rebuilt/ refurbished

@willswomble7274 4 жыл бұрын

@@ahuman487 1 tap cheaper to put in than 2, obviously for plumber/builder.

@sheilaathay2034 3 жыл бұрын

The two taps in the sink were common here years ago. Before you kiddos were born. In the 60's bathrooms all had hot and cold. You put a stopper in the sink and wash your hands and face. I'm 58 and remember it well.

@ebbhead20 3 жыл бұрын

I really like this couple. They're very sussed on not just what UK is about, but Europe in general. Clever and smart Americans that tend to know which country goes with so and so Capital and what language they speak and so on. They paid attention in school and then went out of their way to learn more about the world and its countries. Amazing. And they're so funny too, the girl seems very European in her humour. Like a little Bjørk pixie type, but the American version of her. 😊

@redwingrob1036 3 жыл бұрын

YES. Young fresh & enthusiastic. Stay that way! GAME for anything? Let's get them Cheese rolling in the Spring, in Cooper's Hill Glous. CV-19 84 BS Permitting

@roberthayter157 3 жыл бұрын

Yeh. They're lovely people.

@olivervandebeer7492 Жыл бұрын

Many American's read up on what is culturally acceptable. I don't want to seem like some loud mouth stupid American...

@KazWhittle 4 жыл бұрын

We in "england" aka the UK (hello Wales Scotland and Ireland 😂 are taught to simply look both ways to cross the road. And it's not Jay walking it's just crossing the road :)

@caitlinstarr8140 4 жыл бұрын

Not saying u did, but Ireland isn't part of the UK. Yea that's soo true tho!!!

@KazWhittle 4 жыл бұрын

@@caitlinstarr8140 the top bit is :) whenever people say Ireland when talking about the UK its usually referring to northern Ireland not the republic of Ireland 😄

@caitlinstarr8140 4 жыл бұрын

@@KazWhittle yes! But, u could've been more specific on the 2 parts of Ireland. :) but then again you're probably not Irish. Let's not start a comment war! :) 😂

@LuvNickynGina4ever 4 жыл бұрын

If ya gonna mention Ireland grouped in with UK make sure you specifically say NORTHERN Ireland, there's a big difference in pretty much everything, that two places and two countries share the same land mass! With love from republic of Ireland or simply just Ireland for short.

@LuvNickynGina4ever 4 жыл бұрын

@@caitlinstarr8140 please see my comment above.. i may have started a comment war 🙊

@emmyrose02 4 жыл бұрын

as a british person it made me laugh so much when they mentioned jaywalking cause that’s not even a thing in england we just cross whenever and wherever we can we haVE NO FEAR OF TRAFFIC SKSKSK

@Thurgosh_OG 4 жыл бұрын

Jaywalking isn't a thing in Scotland, Wales or Northern Ireland either, not just the English part of the UK.

@guyliver1056 3 жыл бұрын

I recently discovered your channel, I'm from England, my question is if you've gone back to the states, have you had any reverse culture shocks?

@vjpearce 3 жыл бұрын

Always look both ways when crossing the road, even on a one-way street. You're always going to see an idiot driving up the wrong way.

@yayacore2209 4 жыл бұрын

Jaywalking isn’t a law over here as pedestrians technically have the right of way

@chrismcquiggan9742 4 жыл бұрын

* Once on the road (not before)

@andysutcliffe3915 4 жыл бұрын

The most vulnerable have priority, even if you do just step onto the road, the driver should have been aware of you and that you could do that, and be prepared to stop

@JAWZxz 4 жыл бұрын

its the right of way, jesus christ

@hairyairey 4 жыл бұрын

Pedestrians don't need a license to be on the road. Nor do cyclists. Car drivers need two licenses and may need to pay VED. Car drivers still think the road belongs to them.

@Gazmus 4 жыл бұрын

@@hairyairey Ive got my little pink driving license...whats the other one?

@pooledogg775 4 жыл бұрын

'When crossing the road we don't know which way to look'...look both ways.

@Burntratballs 4 жыл бұрын

Right then left. They mean which side will hit first

@pooledogg775 4 жыл бұрын

@@Burntratballs doesn't make a difference if you look both ways.

@Burntratballs 4 жыл бұрын

@@pooledogg775 I know, just technically, right then left

@dinerouk 4 жыл бұрын

Taught from a kid: Look right, then left then right again!

@ionapod711 4 жыл бұрын

👏🏻 someone needs to bring out the hedgehogs! And as far which way the cars are coming, which way is the car facing?! If it’s facing at you it’s coming towards you 🤷🏼‍♀️

@Niveuspluma1 2 жыл бұрын

I always find the Jaywalking being an offence in the US incredible. You can own a gun. You've got to look after yourself, no NHS, minimum social security, you don't have to wear a seatbelt or a crash helmet but you can't be trusted to cross the road! 😂

@spyhunter66 Жыл бұрын

It's more an excuse to give people tickets imo (fines go towards city funding). Most places don't enforce it at all.

@Noscetum 3 жыл бұрын

Hot and cold water taps: This is just a historic hangover from the house building boom from just after WW1 until the 1950s. At the time, purely because it was cheaper to install, most houses were built with a boiler that drew water from a storage tank, usually in the attic. As this water was stagnant (I.e. not fresh from the mains), it could easily be unsafe to drink, as it could have a dead rat or a legionella bloom in there. The solution is to have two separate taps, one for (non-drinkable) hot, and one for (drinkable) cold. After a while, people just got used to it and grew to expect separate taps. It’s still the case that a lot of people think drinking water from the hot tap (even on mixer taps) is ‘unsafe’, especially older people. Almost all these tanks have been removed, so drink boiling hot water to your hearts content.

@FollowMe88 4 жыл бұрын

Foreigners come to The UK and are surprised by how many foreigners there are? 😂😂😂🤣😂🤣😂

@nigelpilgrim4232 4 жыл бұрын

Follow Me! yes it's a fucking joke !! the capital city of England is London so you would expect t see English people !!!! try telling Sadiq khan !!😃😂😁 & I mean English people not British people !!!

@blorg8206 4 жыл бұрын

Sadiq Khan is English FFS, he was born in London.

@nigelpilgrim4232 2 жыл бұрын

@@blorg8206 Sadiq khan is British as a British citizen & think was born in London, but he has had Pakistan parents that came to live here so as a citizen hes British, but he is not English. You can be a British citizen ,English is a race of Saxon background, so but you can not change your race .If an English person or family (of total English background & ancestry) took up citizenship of Pakistanship ,they would then be a Pakistan citizen, but they would not have Pakistan ancestry as or look brown as a Pakistani, they would be white .We have non white British citizens! !! But English is a race how can a person change their race ( DNA). They usually are very inclined to promote their ancestral interests just like sadiq Khan ,which is changing road names of historical interest, bringing down statues of British & English historical importance which is to educate the British public & foreign tourists, there are many similar changes people try to make which wipes out historical information & interests & culture of the city & country....

@andyhens3387 4 жыл бұрын

That last one should have been "Everyone just crosses the road if it's safe to do so." Jaywalking isn't a thing in the UK.

@ectoid6316 4 жыл бұрын

In London it is. I saw a woman get hit by a black cab as she ran in front of it.

@neilpusan7215 4 жыл бұрын

@@ectoid6316 Is this Jaywalking?

@andyhens3387 4 жыл бұрын

@@ectoid6316 natural selection at work. if you can't judge that it's safe or unsafe to cross you probably need to confine yourself to using the actual crossing points.

@andyhens3387 4 жыл бұрын

@@neilpusan7215 no, it's just stupidity. jaywalking implies that it's illegal.

@ectoid6316 4 жыл бұрын

@@andyhens3387 I agree.

@star_wars_nerd8.258 3 жыл бұрын

When crossing the road in the UK, you just look at both sides of the road. I'm assuming you would do that in any other country?

@DavidJohnson-wu6kf 2 жыл бұрын

English man here. Pay them if you're happy with there service and how hard you think they're working is also a way of guiding your decision. If they seem like they can't be bothered then don't give em anything. But treat them kind either way

@jonathanball8237 4 жыл бұрын

It’s NOT “jay walking”.... It’s JUST Walking....!

@alangknowles 4 жыл бұрын

Yes. Pedestrians have right of way. Though they should not rely on it.

@jonathanball8237 4 жыл бұрын

alan g k yep it can be like a game of Frogger out there! Lol -Yes that aged me lol-

@rosiehoy4736 4 жыл бұрын

Americans call it the land of the free but we are free to cross the road where ever we like 😂

@liamspruce6776 4 жыл бұрын

Late to the party I know, the reason British sinks have two taps (Faucets) is because cold water is supplied directly from the mains water supply, it is treated and is safe to drink making it a potable water source, hot water in a lot of the older buildings is supplied by a water tank, the tanks aren't regulated or tested and what water they do hold have at times become outright contaminated. One case in Manchester found a family taken seriously ill, because the water tank in their home had about six rat corpses floating in it. So in an effort to keep the public safe, cold water is completely separated from hot water to prevent cross contamination, that's why mixer taps are rarely a thing in the UK.

@melb4161 4 жыл бұрын

I am English and I did not know this! Amazing.

@julesg9004 4 жыл бұрын

This... thanks u saved me explaining it again. Lol. I wish overseas visitors would Google the reasons behind things we do differently instead of just thinking it's weird or complaining. I spent too much time on YT and Reddit... lol.

@dukeofdensity 4 жыл бұрын

Two faucet sinks are not uncommon in the United States. I'm not sure how we avoid that cross contamination risk in the US but that's a not at all common event. Not sure if that UK explanation stands the test of time. And good news you CAN get wall outlets with an operating switch even in the wretched United States! We call them GFI outlets. In fact you had some in every home you lived in the US. We only require their usage in places where water is likely to be splashed around like kitchens or toilets. Otherwise no. But you may choose to use them if you like. As to preventing accidental shocks to children we rely on teaching our children not to stick our fingers in the socket. We muddle through somehow..

@RyanWilliams-lh7pr 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah that’s the long and short of it. Although a lot of people do have mixer taps these days, some people and establishments keep them to maintain a classic look. The cross contamination issue is becoming redundant because for a long while new boilers are combi and can heat potable water directly.

@kirkcochrane2338 4 жыл бұрын

And pressure as cold is far higher so it would be hard to mix

@lukedoherty8062 4 жыл бұрын

The are actually two type of underground in London. Sub service which use standard size trains just bellow ground level. And deep level Tubes which are the smaller ones you see there.

@andrewmiller6754 4 жыл бұрын

Y'all really took tourist pics with the road😂😂😂 I love it

@emilyfallon3196 4 жыл бұрын

I’m from England and I’ve literally never been to London in my life and I feel like Americans don’t realise there are actually other places in England...

@anitawhite6104 4 жыл бұрын

Lauren - You aren't missing much. I moved out of London years ago and hardly ever go back - it's just not the same there anymore.

@makavelithedon 4 жыл бұрын

I've been to London a few times and I dislike the place, I feel like a foreigner in my own country when in London, too busy, too overpriced, everything is a bit different to the rest of the country, maybe it's just because I'm from up north, but I can see why everyone goes there there's not much else they would want to visit anywhere else.

@MK-ur4vy 4 жыл бұрын

fifthof wow you managed to tick off all the middle aged racist twat bingo talking points, well done you ye fucking gammon

@jerryoshea3116 4 жыл бұрын

Well it is the Capital and one of the Major&most wealthy cities on the Planet+u have the Houses of Parliment,Westminister Abbey,&Cathedral,Buckingham Palace,St Pauls Cathedral,London&Tower Bridges,the Tower of London,all of the Museums&I could go&on and bore the f##k out of you,but i think u get the point!

@whatever3385 4 жыл бұрын

This is what shocks me about Britain: it's a relatively small place and it seems like most people there don't see other parts of the island. Everyone goes to France and Spain, but people in the south rarely go north, a Londoner rarely goes to Yorkshire. Why? It's a beautiful country and it's yours and it's small. Why wouldn't you want to see all of it?

@Jayde396 4 жыл бұрын

Love how in England you don't have to tip because employers pay their workers properly

@jwb52z9 4 жыл бұрын

It's a fairly common thing to be told that, outside the US, wait staff are paid a wage they can live on, so they don't need tips all the time like the ones in the US who would starve without tips in many cases. We are told that this is because UK law forces this and since you have a lot of other social benefits like the NHS and help for the poor that the US really doesn't have in existence.

@Alice-ib4cz 4 жыл бұрын

I don’t know anyone that tips every time here. I’d feel so uncomfortable if I was in the US and pressured to give a rip

@almudd 4 жыл бұрын

@@Philrc Speaking Truth is right!!! In the US servers are almost entirely paid in tips, which is often barely enough to cover costs. That's not the case in the UK as it's illegal, you have to be paid the minimum wage with tips on top, if that's not the case for you, you should look into your situation...

@ericpike6949 4 жыл бұрын

Khasab it’s actually true, we get paid hourly (I’m a waiter). Tipping is optional and tips most of the time gets shared out

@ericpike6949 4 жыл бұрын

@@Philrc if your weren't interested you wouldnt have commented in the first place. And while we don't get the highest wages i wouldn't exactly say i'm paid badly. I get paid £9 an hour and between 300-350 a week.

@AmplifiedGaming2000 4 жыл бұрын

Tipping in the UK: if the tip isn’t already on your bill, leave 10% of the total bill in cash in the dish/tray/ whatever they give you your bill on. Or ask the waiter/waitress to add x amount (calculate 10% of the total bill) to the bill if you have no cash.

@nicky6576 4 жыл бұрын

The Tube is the oldest in the world, it started operating in January 1863. A lot of the tunnels are still exactly the same size as when they were made. Unlike modern systems in other places in the world, our modern trains had to be made to fit the existing tunnels. We also don't generally tip, as most people are on salaries or paid a set amount by the hour (we have a minimum wage) rather than having to rely on tips for an income. If you want to tip, leave a couple of £ with your bill.

@georgiamobley758 4 жыл бұрын

I live in England and I always thought it was normal to have separate hot and cold taps and I thought it was like that everywhere 😂😂😂

@isabelrosato4152 4 жыл бұрын

Same 😂😂😂

@enjoyy-your-life 4 жыл бұрын

But isn't that unpractical? I've never seen this before but thats so strange! How do you have just water that has a normal temperature?

@TeenVegans 4 жыл бұрын

@@enjoyy-your-life because you might want hot or cold

@katytownsley6939 4 жыл бұрын

Yeah and if you want a medium temperature fill the bowl with a combination, that's what it's kinda there for. Plus you don't waste water. Also I find hot taps take a bit to warm up so their kind perfect temperature to start of with anyway.

@enjoyy-your-life 4 жыл бұрын

@@TeenVegans If you have one tap that mixes the water you can have hot, middle and cold 🤷

@rtsharlotte 4 жыл бұрын

There's no "Jaywalking" law in England we're taught how to cross the road from a young age. Tipping; Nowhere in the world tips like USA lol. It's rude to ask for a tip in Europe and its OPTIONAL to leave one. If you do come across someone complaining that you've not tipped you should complain to their manager because its not your job to pay their wages and its considered as begging.

@Courtneyburns90 4 жыл бұрын

😂 try telling that to my 15 year old self who got a caution for jaywalking and being knocked down by a car on my way home from school. (I crossed the road within 30 meters or so of a crossing which IS illegal) Yep I had a criminal record for being knocked down and getting 8 stiches 😂 plus the driver attempted to sue me £120 for damage to her car!!

@rosiehoy4736 4 жыл бұрын

In the UK the restaurant or cafe has to pay the wages of its staff so it's included in the price.

@rtsharlotte 4 жыл бұрын

@@Courtneyburns90 Are you sure the offence was "jaywalking" and nothing else? I double checked on google and there's no such law. Can you forward a link or something so everyone here can clarify there is.

@Courtneyburns90 4 жыл бұрын

@@rtsharlotte Apologies it turns out it's only in Northern Ireland (which is where the confusion arose). You can Google it. I got an example of Wikipedia which I know isn't the best source but for background info: In Northern Ireland, jaywalking can be charged at police discretion and usually only in the case of an accident when clearly witnessed. Otherwise, Northern Ireland is essentially the same as elsewhere in the UK. In my case the police where across the carriageway when it happened and witnessed the accident (it was a slip road of the carriageway at traffic lights. I wasn't knocked down on the carriageway)

@Courtneyburns90 4 жыл бұрын

@@rtsharlotte falls under: The Road Traffic (Northern Ireland) Order 1995 Pedestrian endangering own safety or that of others 38. If a pedestrian through his own negligence on a road endangers his own safety, or that of any other person, he is guilty of an offence.

@ajfaithful9739 4 жыл бұрын

About the 2 taps for hot and cold: the tradition dates back to a time when hot and cold water were kept separate to avoid cross contamination. Cold water was deemed safe to drink and usually came from mains supply; hot water was not suitable to drink as it most likely derived from a locally sourced cistern that was usually placed in the loft/attic. It's a pretty clever design to be honest.

@McGrowlers1 3 жыл бұрын

The tube was invented in London - the oldest ones were originally dug by hand and had horse drawn carriages. That’s why they are small and why when we’ve extended an added new lines they still have to consider the size of the original to ensure the new rolling stock can be used on older routes/ lines.

@ruthmuirhead61 Жыл бұрын

Actually, London invented the underground railway but only carried mail at first. Liverpool had the first passenger-carrying railway system.

@johnfromengland2620 Жыл бұрын

The Metropolitan Railway, opened in 1863, was constructed by the open "cut-and-cover" method, not by tunnelling, and it carried full-size steam-hauled trains. Baker Street station looks much the same today as it did then. The bored-tunnel small "tube" lines came later, the first being the City and South London Railway, opened in 1890 with electric trains.

@johnfromengland2620 Жыл бұрын

@@ruthmuirhead61 The first underground railway was the Metropolitan Railway, opened in 1863, and it carried passengers from the outset. London's Post Office railway opened much later, in the 20th century (I forget exactly when).

@krystlebrownsapphire 4 жыл бұрын

Jaywalking is not even a concept here😂😂 it's just crossing the road

@jqx 4 жыл бұрын

Who doesn't look both ways before crossing

@fog99uk 4 жыл бұрын

People from a country that has laws that stop you crossing the road.

@Sam-gf6ue 4 жыл бұрын

@@fog99uk natural selection will take its course

@dilligaf73 4 жыл бұрын

Don't know, they're not alive 2 tell us

@Mr-wr2id 3 жыл бұрын

@jqx 3 жыл бұрын

@@Mr-wr2id suicidal twat

@hedgemist691 3 жыл бұрын

There is a strict code of etiquette on the Tube. As for tipping, it's entirely up to you, no one makes you feel wrong if you don't tip. I've never understood the dismay at two taps. Just put the plug in and use the basin. Some places do have mixer taps, but separate taps shouldn't cause you such anxiety, really they shouldn't.

@JaguarSympathy 4 жыл бұрын

it should be obvious, you just look BOTH WAYS WHEN CROSSING A ROAD. It's not that hard, it takes less than 2 seconds.

@ailsakirby8627 4 жыл бұрын

Every one in America makes fun of England and chavs but they are the ones who boil their water on the stove!!!!! WHERE ARE THEIR KETTLES!!!!!

@jwb52z9 4 жыл бұрын

Tea kettles, especially electric ones, aren't really a thing in most of the US. Non-electric kettles are mostly either antiques that aren't used or used by very old women for small parties. Tea, at least hot tea, isn't as popular in most of the US because most of the year it's too hot to drink hot tea. That's what the first American settlers, especially the large plantation owners in the American South realized when they were experiencing their first American summers. That's why iced tea is a thing in the US.

@GR-cf4qh 4 жыл бұрын

I used to have a tea kettle once. I don’t really remember what happened to it. Now I use a Keurig for coffee and once a week or so when I want a cup of tea I just heat it in the microwave.

@RosemaryTurner2002 4 жыл бұрын

LOL i use stove to boil my water for tea/coffee. I used to use a kettle

@Philrc 4 жыл бұрын

@@jwb52z9 what the hell is a "tea kettle" ?? It's just a kettle.. And what are you talking about it's too hot to drink tea?? That's just nonsense. They can drink hot coffee but not hot tea?? They don't need to boil water for *any* other reason of they don't drink tea??

@Philrc 4 жыл бұрын

@@GR-cf4qh yuk

@sionroberts1454 4 жыл бұрын

Can't get my head around the "don't know which way to look when crossing the street". You look both ways, no matter what. Even if you sure it's one way it takes less then a second.

@brandon3872 3 жыл бұрын

Exactly, someone might be coming the wrong way up a one way road.

@Tom-sf6hb 3 жыл бұрын

@@brandon3872 I don't know if you're making a Limmy reference

@redwingrob1036 3 жыл бұрын

LEARN QUICKLY. Because in London with so much vehicle & bike traffic a mistake can be fatal.

@commanderdon4300 3 жыл бұрын

In the UK all children are taught at a very early age to "look both ways" before crossing the road.

@pete975 3 жыл бұрын

Look right look left then look again But even then you make assumptions based on experience and no one is fresh from factory Until you meet different rules and have to come to a city with lanes and priorities and side streets that look like rubbish dump between shops till a car appears.

@eekcamren4756 3 жыл бұрын

There are two taps because we Brits pride ourselves in how quickly we can wave our hands from one to the other. If you can do it super quickly, you are a master of the tap.

@chaiyan9656 3 жыл бұрын

To answer some questions: 1) Tipping - you would usually leave some money e.g. a five pound note on the table and wait for thr waiter or waitress to take the receipt. 2) Faucets / Taps - if there are two taps, we use the hot one, or you put the plug in the sink and mix the water until it's the right temperature. To be honest, its actually quite rare to see two taps in a bathroom because we usually only use one big one like everyone else

@elio6037 4 жыл бұрын

I mean this has absolutely blown my mind that you wouldn't teach your kids to look both ways when crossing the road 🤣

@northernguerrilla3168 4 жыл бұрын

They actually said they were soooooo confused by it and didn't know which way to look! 😂

@elio6037 4 жыл бұрын

@@northernguerrilla3168 no I know 🤣 just blows my mind that that isn't the standard way to cross the road haha!

@jkerr962 2 жыл бұрын

I know it's not as if the cars are in the sky 🤣🤣 jeeze stop look and listen..... Its no rocket science eh.

@KeeACNH 4 жыл бұрын

1: London is a tourist destination so obviously there will be a lot of people from different cultures 2: yes the tube is small because it was made in the 1860's which is like 100 years before korea had their subway made and they didnt have the same technology 3: waiting is just polite 4: sure 5: well thats incase something is broke / water damaged so you dont get electrocuted when turning whatevers plugged in off / also to save energy 6: we dont tip really because waiters are paid at least the minimum wage so its not like they live on tips like in the US 7: in London theres gonna be loads as its a tourist destination, theres hardly cheese shops or whatever anywhere else 8: just look both ways ? also one way streets can usually go either way 9: was done to prevent contamination ages ago but now its just the norm , unless you go and get a new one with just a single tap 10: its just convenient

@charliejames9395 4 жыл бұрын

Keenen Chambers 🙌🏽🙌🏽

@deedeehassan6603 4 жыл бұрын

Abet to much my dear they just visiting place and sharing what they found interesting no need to get soon deep 🤔🤔🤔

@charliesealvids 4 жыл бұрын

Keenen Chambers we definitely do tip, I do most of the time. The people I work with actually do rely on tips otherwise they’d never have a social life lol.

@Annaliese247 4 жыл бұрын

No.9 im native English and i did not know that.

@LEWIS1992 4 жыл бұрын

Well said, this deserves to be seen and liked by more people.

@KateTaylorComedy 2 жыл бұрын

Brit here! The reason the taps are separate is because hot and cold water are on different systems. Cold water of the mains if fresh and clean. However, hot water comes of the mains and usually goes into an open tank in the attic during the heating process. pigeons, mice and bugs that get in the attic often drown in this tank, so is unsafe drinking water. My friend, from the US, didn't know this and I'll never forget the look on her face when she found out after making a drink from the hot tap 😵

@spyhunter66 Жыл бұрын

O M G Is this really true? I've never heard that, but at least it makes sense why there would be 2 taps.

@robfer5370 Жыл бұрын

LOL with the two tap thing it goes back to when hot water was unsafe to drink, so had hot and cold water separate from each other so as not to get ill. Also for washing your hands with both hot and cold. Use a plug, fill the sink with some hot and some cold to get the right temperature you like, then wash your hands, pull plug, then quickly rinse off after with cold water. 👍